diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index e30dc4941ad..0ed7cd18021 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ const Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
                     })();
                 }
                 $target.focus();
-                if ($target.closest('#wrapwrap').length) {
+                if ($target.closest('#wrapwrap').length && this.snippetsMenu) {
                     this.toggleLinkTools({
                         forceOpen: true,
                         link: $target[0],